The Marion County requirement aims “to stop that type of judge shopping,” he said. The bill passed the Senate committee and is in the Joint Ways and Means Committee, which will consider implementation costs. Republicans say the requirements are too onerous. “It’s just a lot of expense a...
Oregon, Texas Legislatures Pass E-Waste Recycling Bills
The state legislature approved the legalization of greyhound betting in 1933. In 1989, voters approved the Oregon Lottery. After the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law, the first of Oregon’s tribal casinos, Seven Feathers Casino Resort, opened in Canyonville in 1994. In 2017, an Oregon st...
No charter granting any privilege of making, issuing, or putting into circulation any notes or bills in the likeness of bank notes, or any bonds scrip, drafts, bills of exchange, or obligations, or granting any other banking powers or privileges, shall be passed by the legislative assembly; ...
Get a gift card, or order takeout – food and/or a growler (tip well!) (TheOregon Legislaturepassed a bill this month inSpecial Sessionin which bars can now sell cocktails-to-go provided some food is purchased with the highball.) Or just call the owner or manager, offer encouragement ...
Oregon’s Legislature on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 passed a bill that empowers the governor to enter into agreements with other states for the interstate transfer of marijuana, once the federal government allows it. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File) By ANDREW SELSKY Published 6:33 AM ...
That approach could soon be a reality statewide.A billthat passed the Legislature in its final hours last week directs the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission to create a direct admissions pathway for Oregon’s 24 community col...
On February 25, 2019, the National Popular Vote bill (status of SB 870) was introduced in the Oregon legislature by 41 legislators, including Senators Brian Boquist, Michael Dembrow, Shemia Fagan, Sara Gelser, Jeffrey Golden, Mark Hass, James Manning, Floyd Prozanski, Chuck Riley, Arnie Rob...
FILE - The new president of the Oregon Senate, Sen. Rob Wagner, presides over the opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at the state Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon state senators who accumulated 10 or more unexcused absences at the ...
The Oregon Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature earlier this year and want to run for reelection.